What Is the Sydney Sweeney Interview Meme? The Story Behind the Viral Moment

Published 11/13/2025, 12:56 PM EST

Sydney Sweeney finds herself in hot water yet again, but this time it is the meme world that is after her. The once-trending actress for her roles and charm is now trending for her controversies, "genes", and political alliances. Both the entertainment industry and its consumers, closely united against her latest actions, are closely monitoring her and calling her out. Every move she makes gets converted into not-so-respectful memes, each one adding fuel to her PR fire. 

As if back-to-back box-office failures were not enough, a flood of memes going viral poses a major threat to Sweeney's tinseltown footprint, at the moment.

All about the viral Sydney Sweeney interview meme

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Recently, the Euphoria actress had an interview with GQ where she was asked about the American Eagle ad campaign, Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans, which played on “good genes," earning eugenics accusations. The interview opened with her calm, a bit distant reactions to quick-fire questions about the controversy that exploded in her life. When given a platform to push back on white supremacist allegations against her, she just slightly raised her eyebrow, with a fixed mouth and a steady gaze, which gave birth to the viral meme of the 'Gen Z stare of superiority.'

The interviewer questioned whether the ad was honestly white supremacist, but Sweeney offered a blank stare instead. When specifically pointed out, “white people joking about genetic superiority," an annoyed Sweeney replied, “If there’s an issue I want to speak about, people will hear.” Her composed tone generated an influx of memes juxtaposing her stare with several pop cultural moments and issues from The Office or Lord of the Rings to Burger King crowns for adults and more, with even the left and right wings adding in their political tidbits. The uproar further intensified with celebrities whacking Sweeney over her box-office disasters, raising concerns about her upcoming projects. 

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Memes may come and go, but Sydney Sweeney and her jeans are not going anywhere, as her on-screen presence for the near future is set in stone.

What lies ahead for Sydney Sweeney?

In the midst of racist allegations and socio-political chaos, Sydney Sweeney keeps busy with work. She has several films and leading roles lined up after the biopic titled Christy about the life of boxer Christy Martin, which, despite underperforming, successfully pissed off Ruby Rose and a handful of other celebs. Up next is The Housemaid, a brand new trailer for which revealed a stellar Amanda Seyfried as Nina Winchester and Sweeney as Millie Calloway.

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Sweeney is also set to return to the very world she broke out from, graduating from high school chaos to adulthood in Euphoria Season 3, alongside Zendaya. Another one of her highly anticipated appearances could be in The Devil Wears Prada 2, starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. However, the viral meme, the ad campaign, and their repercussions still loom over Sydney Sweeney like a cloud during the promotional cycle. 

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Ipshita Chakraborty

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Ipshita Chakraborty is an entertainment writer at Netflix Junkie. Offering thoughtful and compelling storytelling, they cover everything Hollywood and trending, from the latest streaming sensations to behind-the-scenes buzz. With about 7 years of writing experience for online media, Ipshita brings their voice to the coverage through industry analysis and cultural critique, a strength evident in prior work, such as their views on why the Michaela gender swap was needed in Bridgerton.

Edited By: Hriddhi Maitra

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